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CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-10-13 04:12pm

ASVAB stands for Armed Services Vocational Apptitude Battery.

It is suppossed to test your knowledge (and/or skill) in several different fields from general mathmatics to cryptology, mechanical skills, and basic english skills. Generally speaking it covers much the same ground as the SATs but with crypto and mechanical skills (i.e. car repair) questions tossed in as well.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-10-13 04:21pm

Fuck, 10 votes for AF and 5 for the Army.

Only 3 votes a piece for the Marines and the Navy, you know the real armed forces.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-10-13 05:20pm

CmdrWilkens wrote:Generally speaking it covers much the same ground as the SATs but with crypto and mechanical skills (i.e. car repair) questions tossed in as well.

Awww, my H.S. had mechanics years ago but academics shoved it in the drain...~Jason
Any chance I'll still pass that test?

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-10-13 05:36pm

CmdrWilkens wrote:
Chardok wrote:Actually, I was in the army, First duty station Ft. Lewis, last duty Station, Ft. Lewis. Never left. never went to Korea. Most memorable thing about Ft. Lewis? Best Teriyaki in the world.
Oh, yeah. And No Marines.
That's actually incorrect, there is 1 Company of 6th EngrSptBN (my battalion) and 1 Company of 4th Landing Support BN stationed there. Now they're reservists so maybe that's why you never saw them but they are there.

There are active duty Marines on the Naval Submarine Base Bangor, which is about an hour and a half or so from Ft. Lewis. It is a Security Force Detachment for the submarines and their special payloads. I think the number of Marines there is in the vicinity of 500 last I heard. I was stationed there actually from 1996 to 1998 and we made many trips to Ft. Lewis to use their ranges for training and such.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-10-13 06:03pm

Air Force Air Force Air Force...

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-10-14 08:39pm

Knife wrote:Fuck, 10 votes for AF and 5 for the Army.

Only 3 votes a piece for the Marines and the Navy, you know the real armed forces.

Damn straight.

We're the only ones that don't need friendly host nations to fight effectively.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-10-14 08:56pm

USMC:
"If it absolutly, positivly has to be destroyed overnight"
"USMC: Uncle Sam's Misguided Children"

But I voted for USAF. Colllege -> USAF=officer and little hard post-college work.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-10-14 08:59pm

StormTrooperTR889 wrote:But I voted for USAF. Colllege -> USAF=officer and little hard post-college work.

*sigh* I was hoping to use the USAF to help fund my future college days... sounds like crap for enlisted eh?~Jason

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2003-10-14 09:00pm

Agent Fisher wrote:When I leave high school. I plan on joining the Army and being infantry or a ranger.

Becoming a US Army Ranger requires being in a regular infantry unit before you get a chance to try the course.[/quote]

hmm didn't know that.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-10-14 09:02pm

Soontir, I don't know if you can enlist and have the USAF pay for your college (officer) training. It might work that way; I have no real idea one way or the other. All I know is that being an officer is WAY better in every aspect.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-10-14 09:06pm

StormTrooperTR889 wrote:Soontir, I don't know if you can enlist and have the USAF pay for your college (officer) training. It might work that way; I have no real idea one way or the other. All I know is that being an officer is WAY better in every aspect.

There's the GI Bill, and probably a way to get a degree while serving (most seem to have that) and probably an ECP of some type as well.

Of course, there's always AFROTC...the one the AROTC and NROTC people make fun of. A lot.

otter · Post by **otter** » 2003-10-14 09:26pm

RogueIce wrote:
Knife wrote:Fuck, 10 votes for AF and 5 for the Army.

Only 3 votes a piece for the Marines and the Navy, you know the real armed forces.
Damn straight.

We're the only ones that don't need friendly host nations to fight effectively.

He-heh...and in my case, we didn't need a host nation or the CONUS to nuke them from either

Oh, and Navy chow is far superior to the other branches. Only reason why Airforce claims theirs is better is they don't cook their own (for good reason

) They order take out

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-10-14 09:42pm

RogueIce wrote:
StormTrooperTR889 wrote:Soontir, I don't know if you can enlist and have the USAF pay for your college (officer) training. It might work that way; I have no real idea one way or the other. All I know is that being an officer is WAY better in every aspect.
There's the GI Bill, and probably a way to get a degree while serving (most seem to have that) and probably an ECP of some type as well.

Of course, there's always AFROTC...the one the AROTC and NROTC people make fun of. A lot.

Apparantly the USAF pays 100% tuition while your serving as well as the GI bill. Oh, and BTW, I got a 99 on the ASVAB.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-10-14 09:49pm

If you want to actively serve your country. Save lives, enforce the laws, and join the last true seamanship school in the country. Join the Coast Guard.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-10-14 09:50pm

Hehe. "Seamen." Hehe.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-10-14 10:04pm

Well, whatever you decide, remember this. You will pass the ASVAB. I've taken sobriety tests that are harder and in fact, got a perfect score on it (I mean perfect, I identified the dummy problem). As long as you have a brain, anyone can pass it.

I tried to enlist in the Coast Guard and they really were filled to the scuppers enough that they disqualified me on a minor medical problem (though now I know there is a specific procedure that I could have followed that would have allowed me to challenge that medical disqualification, but I didn't sweat it that much... next year I'll try again in the Navy or Marine Corp, with the knowledge I have now in mind).

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-10-14 10:06pm

Does the AF have a min. requirement for eye sight?~Jason

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-10-14 10:25pm

Answer for yourself two questions: What job do you want, and what lifestyle do you wish to live. Those answers will give you your best choice.

And I hope you are not seriousily contemplating making this decision based on this poll result. No one on this board is qualified to tell you what service you should enter except yourself. Joining the military and marriage are probably the two biggest decisions you will ever make. If you trivialize them, you may end up regretting it for a very, very long time.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-10-14 11:06pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:Answer for yourself two questions: What job do you want, and what lifestyle do you wish to live. Those answers will give you your best choice.

Let's see,
1. Join USAF to help raise money for College.
2. Plan on graduating to be an aeronautical engineer *hopefully*
3. Fallback: Stay in USAF Service.
4. Hard life style, but have time for fun stuff.

That a good outlook? heh

Cyaround,
Jason

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-10-16 10:42pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:3. Fallback: Stay in USAF Service.
4. Hard life style, but have time for fun stuff.

Hard lifestyle?

Just which Air Force are you talking about?

Seriously, everyone I have ever talked to says the Air Force is probably the most "9-5" service there is.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-10-16 11:29pm

Beowulf wrote:
RogueIce wrote:There's the GI Bill, and probably a way to get a degree while serving (most seem to have that) and probably an ECP of some type as well.

Of course, there's always AFROTC...the one the AROTC and NROTC people make fun of. A lot.
Apparantly the USAF pays 100% tuition while your serving as well as the GI bill. Oh, and BTW, I got a 99 on the ASVAB.

All the services pay "100%" but there is always a cap on the actualy dollar value of that 100%.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2003-10-17 12:07am

I can't say which branch I'd join or which branch you should join, but I can say that I would definitely not want to join the Coast Guard. I wouldn't want to have to force illegal immigrants back to their countries by the threat of force and/or the use of force. I wouldn't want to deal with drug interdiction shit either. Also, I might have to deal with nutjob terrorists in the future. I just don't find those parts of the job too appealing...

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